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Justice League #7 – Review

What a difference five years makes. Or in the Justice League’s case, doesn’t make. With its origin story complete, this issue of the series jumps forward to the present day, but you would be hard pressed to actually tell that much time has passed. There is some good stuff here. It’s just that, as the Justice League’s big present day debut, this is a seriously underwhelming issue.

DC’s New 52 is a strange mix in a way that doesn’t really mesh well. There are some areas like Green Lantern’s and Batman’s where it comes off like every bit of the history remains while being somehow condensed into a five year timeline. Meanwhile, there are other areas that feel like they have no history at all, much less five years worth. Justice League falls into this latter category.

What Comic Book Series Should Become a TV Show?

Throughout the years there have been many very popular comic book based television shows. In 2001 there was Smallville, which lasted 10 seasons on the CW. Smallville was about the early life of Clark Kent. It grew to be very popular and in April it will be counting in comic books called Smallville Season 11. A very popular comic book based television show that is on air right now is The Walking Dead. The Walking Deadjust ended its second season this weekend and is right now one of the highest rated cable shows on television. These numbers are rising with every episode that airs. There is also many high-anticipated comic book based television shows that are planned in the future like Arrow,Powers, and AKA Jessica Jones.

First Look: Batman Earth One

A comic three years in the making, Batman: Earth One will be coming on sale July 4th. Batman: Earth One is written by Geoff Johns with art by Gary Frank and Jon Sibal. Johns and Frank were the team responsible for Superman: Secret Origins and the Shazam! Stories in Justice League. The comic is a milestone for Johns, as it will be his first original graphic novel.

Batman: Earth One follows a similar thesis as Superman: Earth One. It gives new details into a character’s transformation into a hero during their first year of heroism in a contemporary setting. In this graphic novel, Johns, Frank and Sibal take on the cowl of Batman as he tracks his parent’s killer – the Mayor of Gotham City. It will serve as a companion piece to the Superman: Earth One graphic novel and will follow the same format.

CW’s New Green Arrow Revealed

Much has been said about CW’s upcoming series Arrow, based on the DC Comics’ character Green Arrow. But now, WB gives us something to actually look at with this preview of Stephen Amell in the Green Arrow costume as designed by the three time Oscar winning Colleen Atwood.

Arrow will be a reimagining of the story of Oliver Queen, an irresponsible young billionatire who spends years stranded on a desert island and returns to his old life with a changed man with vigilante justice on his mind. However in a departure from his comic counterpart, this Oliver will not be the sole remaining member of his family as he must also contend with a mother who has remarried in the years since his disappearance and his father’s death as well as a younger sister who may be as bad, or worse, than he ever was. His life will be further complicated by his best friend Tommy Merlyn, whose relationship with Oliver will likely be reminiscent of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor’s friendship-turned-rivalry from Smallville.

Legion Lost #7 Review

I am a newbie to Legion of Superheroes, and this is the first Legion of Superheroes comic book I have ever read. So, for the people who picked up this series on whim or picked up the issue for new creative team you may be in the same boat as me. The reason I picked this issue up was because Tom Defalco is the new writer for this series. He is my favorite writer and he wrote my favorite comic book series Spider-girl.

The cover for the issue did not really get me excited to read this issue. I guess because I do not know much about these characters. But maybe for fans who have read this since issue 1 may have enjoyed this cover a little bit more. I thought the art was pretty good, but for the characters in the background I thought it was a little sketchy.

Avengers Assemble #1 Review

One of the reasons I picked up this series was to see if this was going to be a series just to try to make money because of the movie or if it was actually going to be a good Avengers series. I was also excited to see the Avengers movie so I wanted to get to see how this rooster would work in the 616 universe. (Regular Marvel Universe) 

The main reason I picked up this issue was because of the cover. So, I thought the cover did a great job on making us want to pick up this issue, which I think all comic book covers should do. The cover was great for new readers because they would recognize the rooster for the movie and want to pick up the issue.

The Batman Adventures #1 – Review

February’s The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold 16 was not only the final issue of the series, but the final issue of a two decade run, with The Batman defining DC animation and all-ages comics. With the start of this new Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Hal Jordan is picking up the baton from The Batman and leading the charge into the future.

It would not have been possible without Paul Dini and Bruce W. Timm. It all started with the companion comic book to Batman: The Animated Series. How well does The Batman Adventures hold up over time? Let’s look back at The Batman Adventures 1, October, 1992.